Milk-pail.



W. L. BRANDON.

MILK PAIL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1909.

HVIIEIVTOI? WZLWL, 5124mm WIT/VESS'ES ATTORNEYS UNETE WILLIAM LOTHROPBRANDON, OF RENO, NEVADA.

MILK-PAIL.

Macao.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

Application filed March 31, 1909. Serial No. 486,864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TVILLIAM LOTI-IROP BRANDON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Reno, in the county of Washoe, State of Nevada, haveinvented an Improvement in Milk-Pails, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improvement in hoodlike attachments for milk-pails orbuckets, which are designed and adapted to prevent entrance of dirt,hair, or other contaminating substances.

The details of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts areas hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a vertical section of a milkpail or bucket providedwith my improved attachment. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

The body A of the milk-pail or bucket is shown constructed incylindrical form, and has a top a which is inclined inward and has thusthe form of the frustum of a hollow cone.

B indicates the hoodlike attachment, which is cylindrical or slightlyoval in cross section, and is placed at an angle of about to the pail A.If the attachment B were secured directly to the top a of the pail, andat the angle shown, it would have to be considerably narrowed indiameter. To avoid this, the attachment is secured to a supplementalpiece I), which is cylindrical and has the same diameter as the openingin the top a and is inclined on its upper side, as shown in Fig. 1.

In order to enlarge the mouth of the attachment B, a lip 22 is attachedto the lower side and projects horizontally therefrom. This serves notonly to enlarge the mouth and prevent loss of milk in the milking operation, but also as a handle when the pail is reversed for pouring outthe milk.

In milking, the pail or bucket is set on the floor or ground, orsupported between the legs of the milker, and the attachment B isdirected toward the udder of the animal and the milk is discharged fromthe teats directly into the mouth of the same.

It is apparent that hair, dirt, or other foreign substance cannot dropfrom the body of the cow into the pail or bucket, but will fall,instead, upon the inclined top portion of the attachment B. It isfurther apparent that practically the same result is attained withrespect to the udder of the animal, owing to the inclination of theattachment B. In brief, the attachment is an effective protector for thepail or bucket, besides being a convenience in the milking operation andin the discharge of the milk from the bucket.

The pail or bucket is provided with a baillike handle C, the same beingattached to the conical top a and adapted to embrace the sides of theattachment B, so that the handle may stand vertical when the bucket isbeing carried.

What I claim is:

A milk-pail having a cylindrical attachment projecting at a lateralangle and having the lower side of its mouth provided with a horizontalextension 6, as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM nornnor BRANDON.

Vitnesses CHARLES J. SADLEIR, KIRTH E. BRANDON.

